Remember these images of Hillary Clinton with those strange lumps on her back under her roomy, loose-fitting coat-jacket, which are suggestive of a defibrillator vest? (See \u201cStrange bulges under Hillary\u2019s coat suggest a defibrillator\u00a0vest<\/a>\u201d)<\/p>\n Now a photo has cropped up, showing what appears to be a catheter beneath her pant leg.<\/p>\n The photo of Hillary at a campaign rally on August 10, 2016 in Des Moines, Iowa, was taken by Steve Pope of Getty Images<\/a>. (Note: FOTM<\/em> is publishing the Getty image under\u00a0Section 107 of the US Copyright Law\u2019s \u201cfair use\u201d of copyrighted material.)<\/p>\n I cropped and enlarged her to get a better view of that right thigh. See that strange tube-shaped line running from her crotch, diagonally across her right thigh to above her right knee?<\/p>\n Sure looks like a Foley catheter:<\/p>\n A Foley catheter<\/b> (named for its designer, Frederic Foley) is a flexible tube passed through the urethra and into the bladder to drain urine. It is the most common type of indwelling urinary catheter.<\/p>\n The tube of a Foley catheter has two separated channels, or lumens<\/i>, running down its length. One lumen is open at both ends, and drains urine into a collection bag. The other lumen has a valve on the outside end and connects to a balloon at the tip. The balloon is inflated with sterile water when it lies inside the bladder to stop it from slipping out. Foley catheters are commonly made from silicone rubber or natural rubber\u2026.<\/p>\n Foley catheters are used during the following situations:<\/p>\n A Foley catheter would explain why Hillary was late getting back to the Democratic presidential debate on December 19, 2015<\/a>, in Manchester, NH. After the ABC telecast returned from a commercial break, only two of the three participants were onstage \u2014 Bernie Sanders and Martin O\u2019Malley. Missing was Hillary Clinton, who strolled in moments after the action resumed, repositioned her microphone and said \u201cSorry,\u201d but did not explain her absence.<\/p>\n Hillary Clinton returns to NH debate after unexplained absence<\/p>\n<\/div>\n According to The Boston Globe<\/em><\/a>, Hillary had gone to the ladies\u2019 room during the commercial break. She even had a campaign employee on bathroom duty to make sure she could quickly get in and out of the restroom to return to the stage. But when the staffer let in O\u2019Malley spokeswoman Lis Smith, instead of sharing the restroom with Smith, Hillary waited outside, which led to the delay returning to the debate.<\/p>\n![\"Hillary's](\"http:\/\/fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/08\/hillarys-back.jpg?w=500&h=376\")
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<\/a>Look at Hillary\u2019s right thigh.<\/p>\n![\"Hillary](\"http:\/\/fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/08\/hillary-clinton-catheter.jpg?w=500\")
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<\/a>From Wikipedia<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n\n
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